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MELANCHOLY
When I say my heart bleeds,
I do not speak of its pumping function.
I mean my heart feels like it has been stabbed repeatedly with a sharp knife,
But I cannot break open my…
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I’LL DO IT LATER. NO, YOU WON’T.
When I woke up this morning, I could tell you exactly how my morning would go if you'd asked. I could tell you that although I got up 3 hours before my first lecture, I would just go to…
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A MOMENT TO REMEMBER
It was a rather chilly and windy morning as I waved down a tricycle, clad in my shirt and pants on my way to work. Earlier that morning, it had rained heavily, leaving behind a…
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Proposal
My grandma used to tell me that thunderstorms were a sign of Sango’s anger and thunder was his voice booming at the object of his ire. In science class, when my teacher taught me that…
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A Different Rhyme
One, two, buckle my shoe.
I rush out the door with only a minute to spare,
Doing up my buttons as I go,
My hair looks like I intentionally roughed it up,
It would have to do.…
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To all the Women I Disappointed in 2021,
Warning: HIGHLY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
If found, kindly return to any of my 72 women
The matters of the heart are dicey. Give people your heart and in one move, they dice it.…
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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor; A Book Review
I had previously read another book by Nnedi Okorafor of which I found the plot to be stressful and eventually could not finish but I didn’t want to write off the author because of…
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The language of Symbols: Love
In a previous article, we wrote about the misconceptions about the symbol of medicine and how a simple mistake mixed with a little bit of ego could lead to confusion that outlives a…
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The Language of Symbols: Peace
What can you make of the above picture? Symbols have always existed as lenses that appear small but magnify and help you see a bigger meaning even at a short glance. If you think…
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ṢADÉ
Ṣadé with the shimmering red beads
Ṣadé with the sashay in her walk
Ṣadé with the sass in her tongue
Ṣadé has kept my heart in a cage
Ṣadé leads me on a labyrinthine…
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